diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c
index 168684b02ebcefabeed9c05ade54c696ad3edd98..b07bdca3d510d2676c8704dcb3f8cf8c5dbc7679 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c
@@ -159,13 +159,9 @@ static void pca9685_pwm_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *gpio, unsigned int offset,
 static void pca9685_pwm_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *gpio, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct pca9685 *pca = gpiochip_get_data(gpio);
-	struct pwm_device *pwm;
 
 	pca9685_pwm_gpio_set(gpio, offset, 0);
 	pm_runtime_put(pca->chip.dev);
-	mutex_lock(&pca->lock);
-	pwm = &pca->chip.pwms[offset];
-	mutex_unlock(&pca->lock);
 }
 
 static int pca9685_pwm_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip,